JOpt.TourOptimizer

JOpt.TourOptimizer

DNA Evolutions GmbH
4.9 out of 5 stars
JOpt.TourOptimizer Kardinal

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JOpt.TourOptimizer:

About

JOpt.TourOptimizer is an enterprise route optimization and scheduling engine for logistics, dispatch, transportation, and field service operations. It solves VRP, CVRP, VRPTW, pickup and delivery, multi-depot planning, heterogeneous fleet routing, and workforce scheduling under real-world business constraints. The platform supports time windows, working hours, capacities, skills and expertise levels, territories, zone governance, overnight stays, alternate destinations, and custom business rules. Available as a Java SDK and Docker-based REST API with OpenAPI/Swagger, JOpt.TourOptimizer integrates into existing software platforms. It helps organizations improve planning efficiency, service quality, transparency, SLA compliance, and operational reliability at scale. It is designed for software vendors, enterprise developers, and operations teams that need scalable optimization technology for production use, not just basic route calculation.
Kardinal:

About

Kardinal is a route optimization API for developers and logistics teams that need to model real operations, not just sequence stops. It solves complex multi-stop, multi-vehicle routing under real-world constraints: time windows, capacities, multi-depot, multi-temperature fleets, pickup and delivery, skip handling and driver rules. In an open benchmark of 149 constraints, Kardinal expresses 93%, the widest coverage of the eleven engines tested. It re-optimizes live plans without rebuilding from scratch, and returns deterministic, reproducible results. Integrate it through a self-serve API with a developer console, strongly typed SDKs and clear docs. Pricing is public, per optimized stop and among the most competitive on the market, re-optimizations free within 24h, with a free tier to test on your own data, no sales call. Built to be called by AI agents too, via an MCP server and machine-readable documentation. Recognized in the 2026 Gartner Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduli
JOpt.TourOptimizer:

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
Kardinal:

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
JOpt.TourOptimizer:

Audience

Software Vendors, Enterprise IT, Logistics, Transportation, Field Service, Dispatch, Supply Chain Operations
Kardinal:

Audience

Software editors embedding route optimization (TMS, delivery, field service) and transport, logistics and field-service operations running their own fleets, from small teams to large networks.
JOpt.TourOptimizer:

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported
Kardinal:

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported
JOpt.TourOptimizer:

API

Offers API Supported
Kardinal:

API

Offers API Supported
JOpt.TourOptimizer:

Screenshots and Videos

Kardinal:

Screenshots and Videos

JOpt.TourOptimizer:

Pricing

€0
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported
Kardinal:

Pricing

€99
Kardinal charges per optimized stop, not per vehicle, user or API call. Start with 1,000 free stops, no credit card required. Then buy prepaid packs: 2,000 stops for €99 (€0.050/stop), 10,000 for €299 (€0.030), 50,000 for €999 (€0.020) or 250,000 for €2,999 (€0.012). No subscription: stops never expire while your account is active, and re-optimizations within 24 hours are free. Alerts at 80% and optional auto top-up keep you from running out. Need millions of stops? Talk to our team.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported
JOpt.TourOptimizer:

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.9 / 5
ease 4.4 / 5
features 4.9 / 5
design 4.9 / 5
support 5.0 / 5
Kardinal:

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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JOpt.TourOptimizer:

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • We used JOpt TourOptimizer at our vocational school to plan teacher visits to students during their mandatory internships. The planning situation was quite complex, as we had to consider many different constraints at the same time like fixed appointments, time windows, preferred visits, mandatory visits, distances between companies, teacher availability, and individual scheduling restrictions. JOpt handled this level of complexity very well. The solution produced realistic, efficient tour plans that were easy to understand and actually workable in practice. What we particularly appreciated was the flexibility in defining constraints and priorities, which allowed us to model our real-world requirements very accurately. In addition, the team at DNA was extremely supportive. They actively helped us set up the solution and answered our questions in a very practical and solution-oriented way.
  • Better than any routing application I used before. Many configuration parameters and diversity of nodes, resources, constraints all route related entities to describe for all my needs.
  • Product supports flexible use cases , Service is responsive and fast, Professional support with examples and optional implementation possibilities.
  • JOpt is perfect solution of route optimization. It supports a wide variety of mandatory and optional constraints. - Good support team that always ready to help - Performing well with large volumes of data - Development team being open to customer requirements - It actively maintained and updated with great support team
  • - Product has support for multiple constraints, optional as well as mandatory - Great support from the development team - Evolving product with enhancements being pushed out and the team being open to customer requirements - Significant performance improvements seen with large volumes of data

Cons

  • The initial setup and understanding of all available options requires some time, especially when working with many constraints. However, this is understandable given the power and flexibility of the tool, and the support helped us whenever questions arose.
  • Basically I like it. Just don't know what cons to list here
  • Sometimes, optimization results are not optimal or it is not clear why they were suggested.
  • Most of cases, default setting works well but learning required to tune the settings if needed as per business requirements.
  • Default settings work well. But there is a learning curve to further tune the settings if needed per business requirements. Once done, it works well!
JOpt.TourOptimizer:

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported
Kardinal:

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Supported
JOpt.TourOptimizer:

Company Information

DNA Evolutions GmbH
Founded: 2005
Germany
www.dna-evolutions.com
Kardinal:

Company Information

Kardinal
Founded: 2015
France
kardinal.ai/
JOpt.TourOptimizer:

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JOpt.TourOptimizer:

Categories

Route Planning Supported
Telematics Supported
Kardinal:

Categories

JOpt.TourOptimizer:

Route Planning Features

Capacity Planning Supported
Drag & Drop Scheduling Not Supported
Driver Management Not Supported
Emergency Dispatch Supported
GPS Tracking Not Supported
Performance Metrics Supported
Route Costing Supported
Territory Management Supported
Kardinal:

Route Planning Features

Capacity Planning Supported
Drag & Drop Scheduling Supported
Driver Management Supported
Emergency Dispatch Supported
GPS Tracking Not Supported
Performance Metrics Supported
Route Costing Supported
Territory Management Supported
JOpt.TourOptimizer:

Integrations

AWS AI Services Supported
Akanea CUSTOMS Not Supported
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Supported
Dashdoc Not Supported
Docker Supported
Google Cloud AI Infrastructure Supported
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Supported
Google Maps Supported
Gradle Supported
HERE Supported
Java Supported
Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform Supported
Microsoft Azure Supported
Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes Supported
Riposte Platform Not Supported
Salesforce Supported
Spring Framework Supported
Swagger Supported
Urbantz Not Supported
acteos Not Supported
Kardinal:

Integrations

AWS AI Services Not Supported
Akanea CUSTOMS Supported
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Not Supported
Dashdoc Supported
Docker Not Supported
Google Cloud AI Infrastructure Not Supported
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Not Supported
Google Maps Not Supported
Gradle Not Supported
HERE Not Supported
Java Not Supported
Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform Not Supported
Microsoft Azure Not Supported
Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes Not Supported
Riposte Platform Supported
Salesforce Not Supported
Spring Framework Not Supported
Swagger Not Supported
Urbantz Supported
acteos Supported
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